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unix_chkpwd
Langue: en
Version: 2003-03-21 (fedora - 16/08/07)
Section: 8 (Commandes administrateur)
NAME
unix_chkpwd - helper binary that verifies the password of the current userSYNOPSIS
/sbin/unix_chkpwd [username]
DESCRIPTION
unix_chkpwd is a helper program for the pam_unix module that verifies the password of the current user. It is not intended to be run directly from the command line and logs a security violation if done so.
It is typically installed setuid root or setgid shadow.
OPTIONS
unix_pwdchk optionally takes the following argument:
- username
- The username of the user whose password you want to check: this must match the current user id.
INPUTS
unix_pwdchk expects the following inputs via stdin:
- option
- Either nullok or nonull, depending on whether the user can have an empty password.
- password
- The password to verify.
RETURN CODES
unix_chkpwd has the following return codes:
- 1
- unix_chkpwd was inappropriately called from the command line or the password is incorrect.
- 0
- The password is correct.
HISTORY
Written by Andrew MorganSEE ALSO
pam(8)
AUTHOR
Emily Ratliff.Contenus ©2006-2024 Benjamin Poulain
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